Well, that happened!

The NBA Draft was last night, and a bunch of stuff happened. LEt’s go through the night as best and briefly we can in The Cheat Sheet.

Sixers draft Fultz No. 1

The Sixers drafted Washington’s Markelle Fultz with the first pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. Now it’s time to start winning.

After previously making a trade with the Boston Celtics before the NBA Draft, the Philadelphia 76ers made the first overall pick in the NBA Draft for a second straight season. A year after drafting Ben Simmons, the Sixers completed their backcourt of the future with the selection of Markelle Fultz out of Washington. The process that has been a multi-year work in progress is now ready to officially transition to the next stage of this grand plan, and that means it is time to start bringing this team of young stars together and developing the chemistry the Sixers and their fans have been hoping this all leads to.

The top draft pick came wearing the best shoes too.

Fultz received a warm welcome from the Philly sports community…

Lakers draft Lavar Ball’s son and Lavar makes a playoff guarantee

With the second pick in the draft, the Los Angeles Lakers drafted Lonzo Ball out of UCLA, as most pretty much assumed would happen since the moment the Lakers got the second pick in the NBA Draft Lottery. That’s nice and all, but you know who ended up grabbing the spotlight, courtesy of anybody with a microphone and a camera. We should probably be surprised LaVar Ball didn’t go up on stage to shake Adam Silver’s hands himself.

And Lavar did not take long to make a guarantee about the Lakers for the upcoming season. He says Lonzo is taking them to the playoffs this upcoming season.

Lonzo’s new head coach, Luke Walton, shrugged aside the playoff guarantee from Lavar Ball. Meanwhile, NBA players were roasting Lavar on Twitter. And let the fun begin with the Lakers.

Bulls ship Jimmy Butler to Minnesota

The Bulls did what?

Well, forget about those Jimmy Butler to Cleveland rumors. Instead, he’s moving to Minnesota. It was the first of many moves on the night, and it may have been among the most significant.

As you can imagine, it was quite a night to be following Adrian Wojnarowski.

Unfortunately for Brian Windhorst, he picked the absolute worst time to update his phone.

Quick Hits

So this is a thing that happened.

– The NFL has a new highest-paid player after the Oakland Raiders and quarterback Derek Carr came to a contract agreement.

– The Chicago Cubs sent 2016 postseason hero Kyle Schwarber back down to the minors yesterday.

– Kentucky coach John Calipari thinks one-and-dones in basketball are just fine. Of course he does.

– When out on the golf course, it is understood you don’t drive the golf cart on the green. But if you happen to be the President of the United States and own your own golf course, I guess you can do what you want.

– Speaking of Trump, he nominated New York Jets owner Woody Johnson to be an ambassador to the United Kingdom.

– Also across the pond, there will be no more sponsorship deals between the Football Association and companies dealing in gambling.

– Andy Reid signed a long-term extension with the Kansas City Chiefs. Enjoy those years of failing to win anything more than a division championship, Kansas City.

– Amazon is going to charge big bucks for commercials during its live Thursday Night Football coverage this fall.

– Maybe it’s just me, but I think Tom Brady looks a little too deflated to be a sumo wrestler.

– Our baseball crew came together to determine once and for all who the best manager in baseball is today.

– Our college football team determines where the MAC stands in the Group of Five pecking order.

– There is now a street named after David Ortiz in Boston.

– Fidget spinners are hazardous to your health…

– This guy recreated the first level from Super Mario Bros. in virtual reality. On a related note, the annual Mario Marathon for charity is starting up today. Check it out.

Ron Howard is taking over as director of the upcoming Star Wars standalone film focusing on Han Solo.

– A bike-sharing company in China went bankrupt after claiming to lose about 90 percent of its bikes.

One last gratuitous moment of procrastination

Conan took on Will Arnett in a few rounds of ARMS for the Nintendo Switch (which is a pretty fun game, by the way).

 

About Kevin McGuire

Contributor to Athlon Sports and The Comeback. Previously contributed to NBCSports.com. Host of the Locked On Nittany Lions Podcast. FWAA member and Philadelphia-area resident.